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Director of SIMS Mr. David Hiriasia (green shirt) hands over equipment to Premier Maka’a (in tie) with officials from the province. Basic weather equipment and Tropical Cyclone Tracking Map handed over to four Schools and eight communities in Makira Ulawa Province Four Schools and eight communities in Makira Ulawa Province took delivery of new Tropical Cyclone Tracking Maps and basic weather equipment’s at the provincial capital Kirakira on Wednesday 1st June 2022. The handing over was the result of a collaborative effort between World Vision Solomon Islands (WVSI), National Disaster Management Office (NDMO), Solomon Islands Meteorological Service (SIMS), Australian Bureau…

The agriculture sector is affected by weather and climate. A two-day workshop on Climate Early Warning System (CLEWS) organized by the Solomon Islands Meteorological Service (SIMS) in collaboration with Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. The workshop is intended for SIMS and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) as well as farmers to consult and identify how SIMS can provide tailored climate services to support farmers. Speaking at the opening of the workshop, Deputy Secretary Technical for the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and…

A two-day workshop on Climate Early Warning System (CLEWS) organized by the Solomon Islands Meteorological Service (SIMS) in collaboration with Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is underway in Honiara. The workshop is intended for SIMS and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) as well as farmers to consult and identify how SIMS can provide tailored climate services to support farmers. Speaking at the opening of the workshop, Deputy Secretary Technical for the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology Mr. Chanel Iroi said…

The Solomon Islands Meteorological Service today took delivery of computer equipment from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for the purpose of Meteorological Data entry, processing and modelling. The equipment include 9 laptops, MS Office 2019 standalone license for each laptop, 9 Docking stations, monitors and 9 external drives of 1 Terabytes capacity each for data storage. The equipment will be used by the Solomon Islands Meteorological service to digitize its climate data to improve its capacity in data management and processing, and ease the development of products and information such as climate trends and variability,…